The Souleater Bizarre, which the Western Envoy Master had transformed into, was effortlessly sealed under the Demon-Suppressing Rosy Light, powerless to resist.

The Souleater Bizarre was sent into the twenty-first floor of the Demon-Sealing Tower, where it encountered the true Soul-sucking Bizarre.

The two Bizarre Demons merged smoothly.

"The new Bizarre Demon shall be called the Soul-Sucking Food Bizarre!"

The twenty-first floor sealed both the Soul Control Bell Bizarre and the Soul-Sucking Food Bizarre; the space was stable, without any fluctuations. This signified that the seal was secure and controllable.

The usable space in the Demon-Sealing Tower is limited, accommodating fewer and fewer Bizarre Demons.

There were two solutions. One was to modify the Demon-Sealing Tower by converting its cells into "double rooms," doubling the number of Bizarre Demons sealed from thirty-three to sixty-six. As long as two powerful merged Bizarre Demons were not placed on the same floor, safety would not be an issue.

The second method was simple: refine a second Demon-Sealing Tower Magical Treasure. If space wasn't enough, he would make it up in numbers.

Jia Ren liked to be prepared for any eventuality, so he pursued both the Bizarre Demon "double rooms" and the new Demon-Sealing Tower concurrently. An additional Demon-Sealing Tower Magical Treasure could also provide more sources of Sacrificial Fire, improving the efficiency of Magical Treasure refinement.

With the Bronze Strange Gate, he could leave the Sealed Land to obtain Bizarre Demons from the Bizarre Realm, so there was no need to worry about a shortage of 'energy' for the new Demon-Sealing Tower Magical Treasure.

"Yang Bingzhi, I have avenged you..."

With an old friend gone, sorrow was unavoidable in his heart. The chief culprit behind Yang Bingzhi's murder was dead. Many accomplices remained, and none of them would leave alive.

"Go!"

The formations and restrictions of this place activated. Dozens of Bizarre Sound Talisman Pills were thrown out, detonating violently. In the confined underground space, the echoing Bizarre Sounds possessed a particularly terrifying lethality.

The Bizarre Alliance Cultivators collapsed unconscious before they could react, their fates unknown. The Insect External Incarnation, holding the Demon-Sealing Tower in its left hand, searched for the collapsed Bizarre Alliance Cultivators, accurately delivering the coup de grâce.

Most Bizarre Alliance Cultivators fell to the Bizarre Sound; only those in the Transformation Area survived by relying on an Evil-Repelling Formation.

More than an hour later, the formation enveloping the Bizarre Alliance's base shattered, and raging flames engulfed the stronghold.

Jia Ren was in the Mountain Sea Pearl Cave Mansion, tallying the gains from this expedition.

The Bizarre Alliance had quietly obliterated numerous Sects and powers, amassing a vast quantity of treasures. Although their research into various Mysterious Instruments, Mysterious Pills, Bizarre Talismans, and Bizarre Formations was not on par with Jia Ren's, it revealed many inspirational and refreshing design concepts for these items. The fruits of the Bizarre Alliance Cultivators' collective wisdom still held referential value.

He was most interested in the research regarding Puppeteer Bizarre Technique, Seal the Strange Beasts, and the modification of Bizarre Persons. Even though he had not yet mastered the Puppeteer Bizarre Technique, it illuminated his future path.

The Western Bizarre-Suppressing Alliance's methods for Sealing the Strange Beasts were exceedingly strong, and the Bizarre Alliance's proficiency in this area was similarly impressive. The Bizarre Alliance captured Bizarre Demons for research, possessing numerous secret techniques and methods for Sealing the Strange Beasts.

While much of the research concerning Bizarre Demons fell short of Jia Ren's expertise, it still served as a reference. The exception was the secret technique for modifying Bizarre Persons; it documented specially improved secret techniques for demonic possession using Bizarre Demons, including numerous successful modification cases. Glancing over it, he noted that the recorded examples numbered over a hundred.

There must be at least a hundred Bizarre Persons in the Bizarre Alliance. Is this the number of Bizarre Persons in the Western Bizarre Alliance? Or is it the total number of Bizarre Persons across the Four Great Desolate Domains? If it's the latter, the hidden strength of the Bizarre Alliance would be terrifying.

With five Divine Transformation Cultivators having departed the Sealed Land, what followed would be a frenzy for the Bizarre Alliance.

The Bizarre Person modification project must have cost many Test Bizarre Persons their lives...

The modification of Bizarre Persons had changed several times. Initially, the transformation into Bizarre Persons by the Bizarre Alliance's higher-ups was purely by chance. Subsequently, to allow high-level Cultivators to safely transform into Bizarre Persons, Test Bizarre Persons were sacrificed to reduce the risk. This transformation method reduced losses for the Bizarre Alliance, and the number of high-level Bizarre Persons surged.

The Bizarre Alliance reaped many benefits, but the cost was the mysterious disappearance of an increasing number of Sects, all of whom fell at their hands. This was also why Bizarre Alliance Cultivators were so notorious and universally despised.

I won't be transformed into a Bizarre Demon; it's of little value. Its only use would be to deceive old Cultivators in the Mysterious Realm whose lifespans are running out, draining their wallets. While the idea is good, the downside is that it makes one an easy target...

The number of Bizarre Demons is a bit low, only five.

These were the Bizarre Demons from the Bizarre Alliance stronghold, far fewer than expected. Most Bizarre Demons were of poor quality. The Bizarre Alliance's higher-ups kept the better quality Bizarre Demons for themselves or transformed them into Bizarre Persons. With the year-on-year increase in Bizarre Persons and their need to merge with Bizarre Demons, these Bizarre Demons were inevitably 'consumed,' leaving few remaining.

The five Bizarre Demons were Green Skin Bizarre, Black Rock Bizarre, Green Spore Bizarre, Green Snake Bizarre, and Pillar Bizarre. The strongest was the Black Rock Bizarre, while the level of the other Bizarre Demons was comparable to those between the Misleading Bizarre and the Smiling Bizarre.

The five Bizarre Demons weren't highly useful. Only one Green Skin Bizarre successfully fused with a Blue Skin Bizarre. These Bizarre Demons were sent to other floors of the Demon-Sealing Tower, to be housed in pairs.

The Insect External Incarnation once again embarked on its journey to find Bizarre Demons.

Sealing Bizarre Demons was a dangerous task, but for the Insect External Incarnation, equipped with a God Transformation Level Demon Sealing Tower Talisman, it was not overly difficult. With limited space in the Demon-Sealing Tower Magical Treasure, the Insect External Incarnation selected powerful Bizarre Demons to seal, avoiding sealing worthless ones.

The Western Bizarre-Suppressing Alliance had ample information on Bizarre Demons, but the number meeting the sealing requirements was not high, and they were scattered far and wide. Sealing Bizarre Demons was not strenuous; the vast majority of time was spent traveling.

Green Spirit Marketplace.

Jia Ren searched for Bizarre Demons along his journey, passing through markets, looking for materials to forge a second Demon-Sealing Tower Magical Treasure. He had as many as five pieces of Mysterious Jade Steel and one piece of Blood-Patterned Silver-Gold. There was no shortage of Phoenix Flame Tails, but the Profound Underworld Essence Stone remained elusive.

Materials for Evil-Repelling Magical Treasures were scarce and had always been strategic resources for the Town Demon Alliance and the Great Sects, not easily sold. With the impending surge of Bizarre Demons, obtaining the Profound Underworld Essence Stone had become several times more difficult. He passed through over a dozen markets without a single find. As the saying goes, "a clever woman cannot cook without rice"; without sufficient materials, it was impossible to conjure a second Demon-Sealing Tower out of thin air.

While the Insect External Incarnation was gathering information, it unexpectedly came across another piece of news.

"Sword Washing Pavilion, Spirit Platform Mountain, and Thousand Illusions Sect... all wiped out!"

All five Great Sects eradicated?!

It was not familiar with Spirit Platform Mountain and Thousand Illusions Sect and was unaware of their strength. Sword Washing Pavilion, however, was strong; it had lost several Golden Core Cultivators previously and still possessed five more. This was one of the strongest Golden Core Sects outside the Upper Nine Sects. The other sects involved were not weak either, with at least twenty Golden Core Cultivators among them, yet they had all been annihilated simultaneously.

Had new, powerful Bizarre Demons emerged?

The Insect External Incarnation immediately looked at its Town Demon Token. The recorded information on Bizarre Demons inside hadn't changed much, and no Bizarre Demon of Bizarre-Suppressing Honorable Suppressor level had appeared.

If not Bizarre Demons, the perpetrators were Bizarre Alliance Cultivators, or... other Sects.

Jia Ren had received information from one source that Sword Washing Pavilion, Spirit Platform Mountain, Thousand Illusions Sect, and a few other Sects were collaborating to refine the Supreme Demon-sealing Tower. This was a refuge Magical Treasure being forged to face the massive surge of Bizarre Demons. The Supreme Demon-sealing Tower had effects similar to the Demon-Sealing Tower, with the advantage of larger space but the downside of consuming an astonishing amount of materials. Even an ordinary Nascent Soul Sect would struggle to gather enough.

Multiple Golden Core Sects banding together and amassing vast materials to refine the Supreme Demon-sealing Tower was enough to arouse envy. The materials for the Supreme Demon-sealing Tower were scarce, and with the imminent wave of Bizarre Demons, it was hard to ensure that no sect or power would harbor crooked ideas. With a great disaster looming, many Great Sects wouldn't mind temporarily becoming Bizarre Cultivators to survive.

Which power was behind this?! To eliminate nearly twenty Golden Core Cultivators from five Great Sects in one fell swoop, leaving no survivors, required extraordinary strength. The perpetrator must possess strength at the mid to late Nascent Soul stage; only a few sects and forces in the Western Wasteland Domain met this requirement.

With a disaster on the horizon, instead of joining forces against Bizarre Demons, they are infighting, scrambling for resources... Everyone has their own selfish desires; when a great calamity is upon us, it's inevitable that such filthy thoughts arise.

The Insect External Incarnation sighed inwardly and left the market.

Soon after departing the market, it sensed someone tailing it. It hadn't revealed its wealth, so what attracted their attention? Where had the problem arisen?

"Fellow Daoist, come on out. Why are you following me?" The Insect External Incarnation stopped its Escape Light and looked behind.

"I mean no harm," a voice replied. "There is an upcoming exchange meet for Golden Core Cultivators. A good friend of mine will offer a Profound Underworld Essence Stone for trade. If Fellow Daoist is interested, we shall meet again in ten days."

The pursuer was an old cultivator in yellow robes, who tossed a Token over.

A good friend?

"This 'good friend' isn't yourself by any chance?" the Insect External Incarnation asked. "Name your price; I will not disappoint you."

The old cultivator in yellow robes shook his head with a look of helplessness. "A good friend of mine was planning to refine an Evil-Repelling Magical Treasure but unexpectedly stumbled upon a Cultivator's Cave Mansion and made new gains. Otherwise, he wouldn't be selling the Profound Underworld Essence Stone."

The man seemed indifferent to Jia Ren's reaction and left after tossing down the Token.

The Insect External Incarnation returned to the Green Spirit Marketplace and entered seclusion to cultivate for ten days.

Cultivation time passed exceedingly quickly; ten days went by in the blink of an eye. The Insect External Incarnation emerged from the Cultivation Room, feeling the increasingly abundant Spiritual Power within its body; it was not far from advancing to the Late Golden Core Stage. The 'aptitude' of the Insect External Incarnation far surpassed that of its original body. With the support of the Technique-Nearing-Dao Level Yellow Dragon Spirit Pill, its cultivation speed was extremely fast.

Leaving the Mountain and Sea Pearl, it returned to the Cave Mansion in the market that served as its disguise.

Guided by the Token gifted by the old cultivator in yellow robes, the Insect External Incarnation arrived at a tavern on the west side of the market. Outside the tavern, more than twenty Golden Core Cultivators had gathered, forming a circle with grim expressions. Even before it drew closer, the intense smell of blood permeated the air.

The old cultivator in yellow robes, whom it had met once, lay in a pool of blood, lifeless. Not far away, a frail male cultivator's body was severed from his head, devoid of life.

Who had such audacity to kill for treasure? Its gaze swept over the faces of those present, but no one seemed to know the answer. Nobody knew who the attacker was?

"Who is selling the Profound Underworld Essence Stone?" the Insect External Incarnation asked. It had no connection to the two deceased individuals and was not particularly concerned; it had come to the exchange meeting solely to acquire the Profound Underworld Essence Stone.

None of the twenty-plus Golden Core Cultivators responded; no one was selling Profound Underworld Essence Stone.

Was the deceased frail male cultivator the seller? This wasn't a murder for the Profound Underworld Essence Stone, was it?

Without the Profound Underworld Essence Stone present, there was no need to attend the exchange. The Insect External Incarnation didn't waste any time and left the market as an Escape Light.

No sooner had it left the market than its keen senses alerted it that it was being watched.

"Fellow Daoist is seeking the Profound Underworld Essence Stone, did you find it?"

The voice came from behind, and a chilling intent, astonishing in its speed, struck towards its head.

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